Any technique, including software, by which a marketer aims to make it impossible to repair or recondition an appliance or to limit the restoration of the full functionality of such an appliance outside its approved circuits is prohibited.
An order defines the list of products and the legitimate reasons, including the safety or health of users, for which the trader is not bound by this obligation.
The reparability of the product is considered to be one of the essential characteristics of the good or service as defined in articles L. 111-1 to L. 111-7 du présent code.